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A Pyro-Engraved Gourd from Cahuachi: An Iconographic and Technical Analysis of a Nasca Masterpiece

2020; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 40; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00776297.2020.1717031

2051-6207

Jessica G. Lévy Contreras, Janusz Z. Wołoszyn,

Latin American history and culture

This article addresses a complex pyro-engraved gourd of Nasca culture, with unusual dimensions and decorative treatment. The gourd was discovered as an offering associated with ceramics from the last phases of the Early Horizon (Ocucaje 8–10) and the beginning of the Early Intermediate Period (Nasca 1–4) during the 1994 Nasca Project’s excavations (CISRAP) in Cahuachi, a ceremonial center located in the basin of the Río Grande de Nazca. We study this particular artifact from a comparative perspective, based on its archaeological context, technical characteristics, and imagery, in order to explore Early Nasca production practices, iconographic repertoire, and worldview.